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Land Management - Chapter 60 of 21 GCA “Real Property”.

Country/Territory
Guam (USA)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1969 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land tenure Traditional rights/customary rights Lease Cadastre/land registration Institution Special fund Expropriation Agricultural development Land-use planning Survey/mapping
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Chapter provides for the management and other matters of Government land. It consists of 8 Articles divided into sections. Article 1 contains general provisions. The Department of Land Management shall have authority of all government real property for purposes of this Chapter. The Director of Land Management may, when necessary, reserve or set aside government real property not reserved by law for specific public use for the future use of any other department or agency of the government pursuant to section 5. Section 6 concerns land exchange with private owners initiated by the Director. The Department shall have the power and duty to survey and classify all government real property in: (a) Urban land (b) Suburban land (c) Agricultural land (d) Grazing land (e) Industrial and commercial sites (f) Forests (g) Wasteland (which may include land not classified in any other category (sect. 7). There shall also exist Exchange land (sect. 8). Provisions of the Chamorro Land Trust Act apply to any land conveyed pursuant to the authority contained in sections 6 and 8. All sale or long-term leases of real property owned by the Government shall be reviewed by Municipal Planning Councils.

Full text
English
Website
www.guamcourts.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Uniform Triangulation Systems Regulations - Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997

Keyword: Survey/mapping, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Subdivision Rules and Regulations - Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997 (2004)

Keyword: Subdivision of land, Survey/mapping, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Operational Rules of the Territorial Planning Commission - Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997 (2004)

Keyword: Land-use planning, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Flood Hazard Areas - Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997 (2004)

Keyword: Land-use planning, Coastal zone management, Flood, Authorization/permit, Wetlands

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Wetland Areas - Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 18 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 1997

Keyword: Aquaculture, Land-use planning, Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Public Law 29-135 - An Act to renumber §60907 and to add a new §60907 to Article 9, Chapter 60 of Title 21 of the Guam Code Annotated, relative to the Department of Land Management Building Construction Fund.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2009

Keyword: Land tenure, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Public Law 30-148 - An Act to amend §60112 of Article 1, Division 2 of Chapter 60, Title 21, Guam Code Annotated, relative to the land for the landless program.

Legislation | Guam (USA) | 2010

Keyword: Land tenure, Common property, Lease, Transfer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX